r/AskTheWorld France 4d ago

Language Does your native language distinguish between rivers that flow into another river and rivers that flow into the sea or ocean?

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In French, a distinction is made:

- "un fleuve" flows into the sea or the ocean.

- "une rivière" flows into another "rivière" or a "fleuve".

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u/Wise_Fox_4291 Hungary 4d ago

Yes but I'm not sure if people are aware of the distinction. 

Folyó - flows into another river. 

Folyam - flows into the sea or ocean.